Invention Application
- Patent Title: PIEZOELECTRIC COMPOSITE FILAMENTS AND USE THEREOF IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
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Application No.: US17671733Application Date: 2022-02-15
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Publication No.: US20220305719A1Publication Date: 2022-09-29
- Inventor: Sarah J. VELLA , Yujie ZHU
- Applicant: Xerox Corporation
- Applicant Address: US CT Norwalk
- Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CT Norwalk
- Main IPC: B29C64/118
- IPC: B29C64/118 ; B33Y10/00 ; B33Y40/10 ; B33Y70/10 ; B29C64/314

Abstract:
Parts made by additive manufacturing are often structural in nature, rather than having functional properties conveyed by a polymer or other component. Printed parts having piezoelectric properties may be formed using a composite filament comprising a plurality of piezoelectric particles dispersed in a thermoplastic polymer. The composite filaments may be formed through melt blending and extrusion. The composite filament is compatible with fused filament fabrication and has a length and diameter compatible with fused filament fabrication, and the piezoelectric particles are substantially non-agglomerated and dispersed along the length of the composite filament. The piezoelectric particles may remain substantially non-agglomerated when dispersed in the thermoplastic polymer through melt blending. Additive manufacturing processes may comprise heating such a composite filament at or above a melting point or softening temperature thereof to form a softened composite material, and depositing the softened composite material layer by layer to form a printed part.
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